The Moscow region’s chief prosecutor, Alexander Anikin, submitted a letter of resignation on Monday over conflicts between supervisory agencies caused by his handling of a high-profile case involving illegal casinos.
There was a time when Vladimir Putin’s macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president’s latest stunt – catching a huge pike in Siberia.
Almost 15,000 foreign nationals have been denied entry to Russia for various reasons in the first half of this year, three times more than in the same period last year, the Federal Migration Service (FMS) said Monday.
Half of Russia’s regions are won’t meet targets for housing construction due to a lack of building materials, a news report said Monday.
Gazprom has paid $1 to take over Kyrgyzstan’s natural gas network and pledged to invest billions of rubles to upgrade its gas infrastructure and ensure stable supply, Russian and Kyrgyz government officials said.
Moscow hopes to sign a visa relaxation agreement with the European Union before the end of 2013, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov said.
Domestic crude oil prices in Russia, the world’s top producer, surged by over 14 percent to an all-time high last week due to cuts in volumes usually supplied to the spot market by TNK-BP, acquired by Rosneft, and higher international oil prices, traders said.
Russian equities dropped as OAO Magnit tumbled on concern the nation’s biggest food retailer may be forced to close stores in Moscow.
Russia’s government has given the green light to a stimulus programme designed to jump-start the country’s slowing economy with a range of infrastructure investments and breaks for small and medium-sized businesses.
The two Russians arrested in what prosecutors call the largest online fraud case brought in the United States were caught through a combination of high-tech tools, dogged detective work and sheer luck.
